To Moscow. To Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova.

Bakhmetevskaya Street, Sharonov House.

Russland. Moskau
27/I. 01.

Dear Mamma! I received a letter and postcard from Manyasha a few days ago with a photograph of Mitya and a book by Protopopov. Thank you very much for everything. I was very pleased with Mitya's photograph—
it seems to me a successful one. I've already managed to miss photographs and will definitely ask Nady to bring my album, and if you have any new photographs, do send them.

I don't need warm clothing now. Winter here seems to have already passed—that is, a proper winter with snow and temperatures below zero. Until the end of December it was warm, there was no snow, there were rains. Then snow fell and the temperature reached about -10-15° R (in the mornings), and the Germans were crying out about "terrible" cold. In their houses, to be sure, there really are terrible colds even at -3° outside: dreadfully poor construction. About a week ago a thaw set in, all the snow melted in one night, and now the weather is like our March or even April in Siberia. It's possible—even probable—that there will be snow again, but only for the shortest time. The coldest period has passed, and for me last month came to 5 rubles for Holz und Kohle* instead of 1-2 in previous months.

I am in perfect health and living as before. I correspond with Anyuta and hope to see her soon.

I embrace you warmly, my dear, and send my regards to all of ours.

Your V. U.

* wood and coal. Ed.

P. S. Less than 2 months remain until Nady's departure: she will soon leave and, of course, will see you. And in the summer, I hope, we shall see each other!

Sent from Munich

First published in 1929

in the journal "Proletarskaya Revolutsiya" No. 11

Printed from the manuscript